Archer County Copper Mines
Archer County Copper Mines is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Bare Mountain stands 362 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Geraldine, a historic site 4.5 miles away. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
135 named places within 25 miles
- Geraldine: 4.5 mi
- First Baptist Church of Archer City: 5.8 mi
- A Jesse James Hideout: 5.9 mi
- Archer County Discovery Well: 5.9 mi
- Camp Cureton, C.S.A.: 5.9 mi
- Burkett Park: 5.6 mi
- Holliday City Park: 10.9 mi
- Finnell Park: 12.0 mi
- Big Tree Park: 14.9 mi
- Marsh Park: 15.0 mi
- Temple Hill: 16.6 mi
- Bare Butte: 16.9 mi
- Twin Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Gap Mountain: 21.1 mi
- Spy Knob: 21.6 mi
- Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center: 18.5 mi
- River Bend Nature Center: 21.4 mi
- Kell House Museum: 21.6 mi
- Museum of North Texas History: 22.1 mi
- Bobcat Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Wichita Falls: 21.7 mi
- World's Littlest Skyscraper: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Archer County Copper Mines. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Mountain | SE 143° | 362 m | 23.7 mi |
| Spy Knob | SE 144° | 348 m | 21.6 mi |
| Potato Hill | NW 319° | 348 m | 23.7 mi |
| Gap Mountain | SE 129° | 334 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bare Butte | NNE 13° | 322 m | 16.9 mi |
| Temple Hill | N 8° | 321 m | 16.6 mi |
| Twin Mountain | NNW 348° | 321 m | 18.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SE 145° | 319 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Archer City 2W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12389411266
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